Randy Blythe
| Randy Blythe | |
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 Blythe at 2009's Optimus! Alive |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Randall Blythe |
| Born | February 21, 1971 |
| Origin | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Genres | Groove metal, death metal, grindcore |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Epic, Roadrunner |
| Associated acts | Lamb of God, Halo of Locusts |
| Website | www.lamb-of-god.com |
David Randall "Randy" Blythe (born February 21, 1971) is the vocalist of American groove metal band Lamb Of God and side-project band Halo of Locusts. He is known as D. Randall Blythe on Lamb of God's albums.[citation needed] As a teenager, he looked up to the Sex Pistols, Misfits, Bad Brains, Anthrax, Motorhead, Slayer, and Pantera.
In 2005, he worked with the metalcore outfit A Life Once Lost on their album Hunter. He provided additional vocals on the track "Vulture" as well as helped in the vocal processing of the track. He later worked with them again in 2007 on "Iron Gag." He also appeared on the song "Skull and Bones"" by the band Overkill and "Adoration for None" on Gojira's album The Way of All Flesh. He was also featured on Shadows Fall song, King of Nothing, on their latest release, Retribution.
Blythe also has a side project band known as Halo of Locusts. They contributed to For the Sick, the tribute album for Eyehategod, covering "Dixie Whiskey".[1]
He has a small tattoo on his hip that resembles a penis and two testicles. According to Blythe in Killadelphia, it was the result of him trying to tattoo the Misfits' logo on himself while drunk and passing out before he could finish it.[citation needed] He also has a tattoo on his left forearm reading COBHC, which stands for "Children Of Bodom Hate Crew" which is the name used by the band Children of Bodom for themselves, their crew, and their fans.
He has a great fondness for beer and especially Fat Tire and Jägermeister.[citation needed] In the Walk With Me In Hell DVD, Blythe said he would try not to drink as much as he usually did on the 2007 tour supporting the Sacrament album.[citation needed]. He was apprehensive about working with other bands that drank a lot, notably Children of Bodom and Mastodon. Blythe claims to have recorded Lamb of God's latest album, Wrath, completely sober, and now drinks non-alcoholic beverages as much as possible.[citation needed]
Blythe was featured in many of his peers' DVDs, such as Killswitch Engage's (Set This) World Ablaze and Machine Head's Elegies. Blythe was also featured in Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, Working Class Rock Star and Melissa Cross's The Zen of Screaming.
He appears as Luke in the movie The Graves (2009), written and directed by Brian Pulido.[2]
On January 5th, 2012, Blythe announced his candidacy for United States President via his personal blog.[3]
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[edit] Recording history
[edit] With Burn the Priest
- Demo Tape (1995, independently released)
- Split with ZED (1997, Goatboy Records)
- Split with Agents of Satan (1998, Deaf American Recordings)
- Sevens and More (1998, mp3.com)
- Burn the Priest (1999, Legion Records)
[edit] With Lamb of God
- New American Gospel (2000, Prosthetic Records)
- As the Palaces Burn (2003, Prosthetic Records)
- Ashes of the Wake (2004, Sony / BMG Music)
- Killadelphia (2005, Sony / BMG Music)
- Sacrament (2006, Sony / BMG Music)
- Wrath (2009, Sony / BMG Music)
- Resolution (2012, Epic / Roadrunner)
[edit] Guest appearances
- The Mercury Lift (2003) by Haste − guest vocals on "God Reclaims His Throne"
- Without Any Remorse (2004) by Bloodshoteye − guest vocals on "F.U.B.A.R"
- Hunter (2005) by A Life Once Lost − guest vocals on "Vulture"
- Immortalis (2007) by Overkill − guest vocals on "Skull and Bones"
- Iron Gag (2007) by A Life Once Lost − guest vocals on "Pigeonholed"
- Absentee (2008) by Pitch Black Forecast − guest vocals on "So Low"
- Lesser Traveled Waters (2008) by Gollum − guest vocals on "Cross-Pollenation"
- The Way of All Flesh (2008) by Gojira − guest vocals on "Adoration For None" [4]
- Icons of the Illogical (2009) by The Kris Norris Projekt - lead vocals
- Retribution (2009) by Shadows Fall − guest vocals on "King Of Nothing"
- Jasta (2011) by Jasta - guest vocals on "Enslaved, Dead Or Depraved" [5]
- Cannabis Corpse (2012) - Vocals on the 'Corey Smoot Memorial' show
[edit] References
- ^ "Various artists - For the Sick: A Tribute to Eyehategod". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r932715. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ "The Graves (2008)". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1203517/. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ "I want to be The Big Cheese". [[1]]. http://randonesia.tumblr.com/post/15251001685/i-want-to-be-the-big-cheese. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ "Lamb of God frontman to guest on new Gojira album". blabbermouth.net. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=100650. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ "SHADOWS FALL: New Song Featuring RANDY BLYTHE (GOD in the flesh) Posted Online". blabbermouth.net. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=123904. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
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